thi ruLrroy couhtt imwi, McoomriLUBintg, pa. ZSTING PARAGRAPHS and Qeaeril latereit, Oathercl .lone or Clipptd from oar Exchaigei. :ed for hurried readers " 'Anna Smith, near Need ,'j in poor health. .lea Vores spent the time : aturday until Monday m ersburg. etyour troubles go and Old New Hampshire Home illonday night ember the date for the 1 aw-Hampshire Home next " y night March 19th. i Henry, of Clear Ridge meat a few days ago in : of his sister Mrs. F. K. . . i. ' Thurman Sheaffer, of V Perry County, came last :: y to visit his uncle Albert .. .bit ;-:e Gillis, East Lincoln Way " Jng in the farflily of her ; David Hershey .in Taylor ::'Jp. - ze W. Sipes came to town ' y with Huckster George t. jnt some time looking aft :;') matters. ri Norman Akers, of Sipes , v.as a guest in the home of . V'atson Lynch, East Lincoln last Friday. r ;r 0. King, of Hiram, .i Monday night in the home j grand-parents W. Scott i aid wife at Dane. . S. Clevenger and family ) r;oved from the McQuade : r sar Back Run to the Alex ;on farm in the Cove, r. Grant McCoy, of Cumber ', I Id., spent a few days in aeof his brother-in-law, 1 7nch in Ayr township. : '. Ella Wishart and daugh .' 'ss Alice, who had spent weeks in ' Chicago, have . i to their home at Wells y. ; im and Frank Sprowl, of "annery attended the fun ! their sister Emma, Mrs. Horton at South Fork ek. . ' :.! j M. Kline and his broth ' w Henry Deshong, of t Ridge, were callers at I ;ws office while in town ' day. S. Murray Pollock, of Xton, Pa., is still in the A her brother James H. I helping to take care of i wife. Will Houpt near Mercers- ipent several days last . jrith her mother, Mrs. Paylor, who died on Sat . Borning. Ella Kendall, one of Yhia's trained nurses, is I two weeks in the home parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. dall in the Cove. ndMrs. Alvah Mellott, stownship, spent a few itingin the home of the I parents, Mr. and Mrs. f. Mellott near Mercers 1 Emma Rexroth, who has Jte an extended visit friends in Chicago and in arg, returned to her ;.this place Monday eve I ndMrs. W. H. Reisner, rstowncame to McCon I last -Saturday. On "Harry returned to Ha ll and Mrs. Reisner is ) this week in the home aother, Mrs. Josephine t 41 iported that Prof. Lewis pd family will return to P'lsburg this spring and Mo the Glazier property jneoln Way which they hree years ago to go to f where Mr. Harris has Pn teaching. Frederick. Diehl, brother John M. Diehl, formerly f thePresbyteriaa church ellsburghas accepted the Jp of the Church of Good ,d at Rocky Mount, North and has taken up his e there. It is considered je best and is one of the parishes in that state, )s been rector of an 1 church in Virginia, ving the pastorate of sbyterian church at una few years ago. A Daman and Patriotic Appeal. Red Cross Officials appeal to the citizens of McConnellsburg and vicinity to furnish supplies, and manufacture garments to be used by the Society for relief work, among our own soldiers, if necessary, or in the hospital of the European war zone. Not knowing of any other organiza tion, the Red Cross people have asked theMcConnellsburg Branch of the Needlework Guild to act as a nucleus of organization by which supplies may be bought and garments made to suit the needs of sick and wounded sol diers. Representative' ladies of the town and community have been asked to make a general canvass to secure funds and the promise of work in the way of sewing. Any further information will be furnished by The Committee. In view of the excellent work being done in other counties this appeal should meet with a hearty and patriotic response from all our people irrespective of any af filiations. Editor. PLEASANT RIDGE. Mr. and Mrs. Riley DeShong and sons Norman and Dan Clyde, visited in the home of Clayton Deshong and family last Sunday. The institute at Jacob Lakes school was well attended. Morgan Deshong and grand daughter Mabelle, spent the lat ter part of last week in the home ot bis daughter Mrs. Kiley De shong. Mrs. Marcus Mellott knotted seven comforts last week. Gee Mrs. Mellott will keep warm on a cold night Raymond W. Mellott and sis ter Marie attended tbe institute at Alpine in Bethel township last Saturday evening and spent Sun day in the home of Job Iless. Nathan H. Mellott has been on tbe sick list and isn't improv ing very fast. Ilia brother Ar thur, who hyes in the state of Washington, has been visiting friends in tms section. 1 (a will return heme the com it g weeki Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swope and family visited in the home of the latter 's brother Riley DeShong. Mr. and Mrs. ClaytonDeshong and daughter Mibs Lola spent Tuesday afternooon in the home of the former's brother Ulysses Deshong, who has been on the sick list. He is under tbe care of Dr. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Truax, son Lame and their neighbor Mrs George Kline and daughter Emmer took the advantage of the sledding and spent Wednesday in the home of Mr. Truax's daughter Mrs Howard. Garland. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Mellott, Blanche, Oscar, and their uncle Althur Mellott, spout part of last week in the home of their sister Mrs Joseph Purnell in the Little Cove. BRUSH CREEK. We are glad Mr. Ground Hog's reign will soon be over and then we will be glad to have some nice spring weather. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bequeath and daughter Margaret spent Sunday in the home of 'Mrs. Maggie Barton. Mrs. N. B. Hixson and daugh ter Marguerite spent several days recently with her sister Mrs. Cloyd Little, in Altoona. Clara Hixson returned to Wells Tannery last week after having spent two weeks with her moth er, Mrs. .Belle ilixson. Mr. and Mra. 0. A. Barton spent part of last week with their bou and family Mr. and Mrs. Elton Barton at Saluvia. The vacancy in Einmaville school caused by tbe resigna tion of Mrs. May Sheets Miller has been tilled by Harvey Raker, of Harri8onville. A sled-load of young people of our vicinity was entertained in tbe home of II. N. Barton lant Tuesday evening. Charlie Jackson, of Altoona, is spending some time with bis parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jack son. Locust Grove School is now vacant on account of the resig nation of James Davis. Clare Bishop spent Sunday in the home of II. N. Barton and family, Ross Barton and Mi?s Elizabeth Iixson called in the home of Mrs. Belle Hixson last Thursday The Economic Future. S. W. Straus, president of the American Society forThrift. pre dicts hard times for the Ameri can people after the war on ac count of the lack of thrift. He says that 82 out of 100 men in this country leave no income producing estates when they die. Out of every 100 women left widows, only 18 are in fairly comfortable circumstances. Mr. Straus says we are the "Belshazzar of nations" in our thriftlessneBB, "having been seated for years at the Babyloni an feast of plenty." ,Yet it is not quite so easy for the ordinary workingman to save money in these times as Mr. Straus thinkB. It is constantly said by people of wealth that the reason money is not saved out of small incomes is that so much is spent for movie shows, candy etc. Yet there has to be some pleasure in every day life. Healthful recreation enables people to work better and earn mnre money. The family that has been buying four movie tickets at 10 cents each a week spend but $20 a year on it and that is very much more than the average family spends. The simple fact is that the modern world has higher stand ards of living, due to better ed ucation and more intelligence. Things like dentistry, care of eyes, nursing, doctor bills, cost more and people must have them. Of course thrift education is badly needed, for the majority of people do waste money. There is no basis for Mr. Straus's crit icism. What is needed is not stinter and over frugal lives, but intelligent and scientific ways of doing things and willingness to ive in smaller and modest quar ters. There are many ways to beat the cost of living and yet ive a full life, if you only know how. ALL TOGETHER. in Delightful Visit Dayton, 0., March 7. -Job Hill who is seriously ill, and confined to his bed most of the time, suf- ering from "leakage of the heart" was much surprised and overjoyed on the first of March, when his brother, J. S. Hill, of Needmore, and his sister Mrs. Marie Miller, of Greencastle, made him a visit It was the nrst time in twenty-seven years that the brothers and sister had all been together. It was most delightful reumion as they reviewed the scenes of their old home and of their boyhood and girlhood days in old Belfast town ship. Jacob and Marie visited Luther M. Pittman and w'fe who are neighbors of Job. Luther is a former Fulton County boy. S. Hill had to return to his home in a few days on account of Bickness in his own family. tie was accompanied as far as Hancock by his sister. Iheir visit certainly did Job a ot of good. He has been bright er ever since, and he says the whole thing, seems like a be- ightful dream. Mrs. Miller was accompanied by her little daughter, whose sweet smiles won the hearts of all those who had the pleasure of meeting her. Luther M. Pittman is confined to his home with a badly mashed toe which was run over by a truck while he was at work. It is hoped that he will by able to be around soon again. M. L. Pittman. Miss Mollie Seylar returned to her home in this place Tuesday evening after having spent sev eral months very pleasantly with her niece Mrs. Marshall McKib- bin, Washington, D. C. evening. A birthday surprise party for David Kregar was held at bis home last Saturday evening. The evening was spent in playiug games, music and social chat Delicious refreshments were served about 12 o'clock after which all returned to their homes reporting a good time. Those present were: Minnie Lynch, Ceha Barton, Iva and Elizabeth Hixson, Annie Wilkinson, Carrie, Maude and Jessie Spade, Maude and Louise Kregar, Earl Truax, Harvey Raker, James and Har old Akers, Ross Barkman, Roy and Percy Hixson, James Barton Ralph and Ernest Spade, Glenn McKibbm and John and David Kregar. GoTerDorBrombnv'h Has Named Thurs day, May 24th as ''State Wide Good RoadJ Day." Harrisburg, March 12: Gover nor Brumbaugh has issued a Proc lamation fixing Thursday, May 24, 1917, as "State-wide Good Roads Day." In bis Proclama tion the Governor reviews the causes which led to the fixing of this date and calls on all citizens to do their share in making the day memorable in the forward movement for good roads The Proclamation is as follows Whereas, The demand for good roads in this Commonwealth is universal and increasingly sistent, and Whereas, The rapid develop ment of our transportation routes is essential to the wellbeing our people. Our great agricul tural interests are largely depend ent upon the development and upkeep of our highways. There must speedily be established an all- year satisfactory highway service from our farms to our markets and market stations, Producer and consumer alike re quire this service. With the steady increase in the number o automobiles used by our people in passing from one business center to another the importance of good highways is increasingly manifest As we open our State to visitors and citizens alike we shall find the scenic splendor o: Pennsylvania increasingly a p pealingand our highways increas ingly important; and Whereas, In every town and city and in many rural commun ities n any of our citizens, imbued with h!gh civic purpose, have formea 'mportant bodies to pro mote goo-; roaJd, organizing vol untarily a.ociations such as Chambers of Commerce, civic as sociations agricultural organiza tions automobile clubs, county organizations and state highway organizations, all of which is service of the loftiest character and worthy of all commendation. These together with the press of the Commonwealth have all commended the plan of observing a state-wide good roads day; and Whereas, on Good Roads Day in 1916 upward of fifty thousand citizens gave freely the day to work upon the roads, five thous and eight hundred and sixty- nine teams were given and one thousand one hundred and twenty one drags added to the success of the effort. ' Approximately four thousand Beventy-two miles of roads were treated. The judges of the 'court in many counties joined the Executive in issuing proclamations. Many splendid women provided free luncheons for the workers. Many large corpoorations with cordial good will gave of their men to aid the movement, and generally our people entered with zeal and intelligence upon the effort to make the day the great success its purpose merited. Therefore, I Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor of this Commonwealth, fully in accord with the most enlightened and progressive spirit of our people and anxious in every way at my disposal to encourage and support the peoplee in their laudable de sire to secure good roads through out the Commonwealth, to the end that this state-wide interest may be heartly promoted and that we may speedily secure a By stem of highways worthy of our people and their activities and that, even with inadequate appropriations we may establish safe, comfortable and permanent avenues of travel, do make and publish this proclamation: That each and every supervis or of the several townships in this Commonwealth is obliged by law and in good conscience to give this movement for good roads cordial support and to help make this day memorable in the iorward movement for better roads; That all our citizens having a patriotic regard for this great Commonwealth shall, so far as possible, plan their personal dut ies in such manner as to give this entire day to the improve ment of our highways.- When this is not possible, I ask them to. make such contributions in money as will enable the local authorities to add to the substan tial good the day should accom plish; . . That all owners of automobiles 1! t ... vmg m cities or towns repair on this day to the country and volunteer their services" to the end that their services may add to the safety and comfort themselves and others whe traveling upon our highways: and That this may be a State-wide movement, memorable for the great good it Bhall do in the im provement of our highways and in fostering an increased senti ment for good roads everywhere in me state, in all of which the State Department of Highway will most heartily cooperate, nereby designate and set aside Thursday, May 24. 1917, as State- Wide Good Roads Day in Penn sylvania. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State, at the City of Harrisburg, this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thous and nine hundred and seventeen and of the Commonwealth the one hundred and forty-first Going to Denver. From last week'sHancockNews we learn that Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Myers, the latter being Aleba Hays, sister of our townsman Geo. W. Hays, have sold their property in Hancock and ex pect to go to Denver, Colo., in July where they will reside per manently. Mr. and Mrs. Myers are Mc- oonneiisourg people, who went to Hancock in 1888 and began the tailoring business in a small way Through his industry energy and fair dealing, his business grew until he became one of Hancock s foremost citizens both from civic and financial standpoint. Of Mr. Myers the Hancock News says "He has taken an active in terest in Hancock's business life and has been Closely and prom inently identified with its pub lie affairs. For five years he served as Mayor and has been re peatedly elected to Council, fill ing both offices with credit. He ha3 labored for the best interests of the town as a whole and has aided in' the promotion of any thjng that was for the moral ad vancement of the. community, and is esteemed and respected by everyone regardless of their political belief. At the death of John W. Breathed Bridges Mr. Mr i . i Myers wno was men and is now a director of the Hancock Bank, was chosen to fill out the unexpir ed term of the deceased as pres ident of that institution and sub sequently was elected to succeed himself. He is one of the five men who composed the building com mittee that built and rebuilt the Masonic Temple and is now serv ing as president of the Masonic Temple Association. For twenty years and more Mr. Myers has been one of our School Trustees being at this writing president of the Board. The Fulton County News loins in the wish that Mr. and Mrs. Myers may find their new home and surroundings pleasant Church Notices. Preaching in the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Subject: America." In the Reformed church in the evening, QnKianf. "Poll Vnimn Man Wednesday evening, March 21st resbyterian church. Subject: 'The Reformation" continued. Uu8trated. Preaching in the M. E. church in town next Sunday morning at 0:30. Theme: "Spiritual Whole ness" and in the evening at 7 o'clock, Theme: "The Great Worker-This Work. " Cito at 3 o'clock. Theme: "Undeveloped ossibilities." This will be the ast Sunday in the Conference Year. Rev. E. J. Croft will hold his ast services for the Conference year, as follows: Sunday, March 8th, Siloam, 10:15; Ebenezer, 3, p. m. ; and Asbury at 7:15 in the evening. Every member of the respective congregations are requested to be present Preaching services next Sun day in the Big Cove Lutheran church at 10:30: at St Paul's McConnellsburg, at 7 in the eve ning. Subjects: "The Blessing of the Lord." "The Function of the Church."-C. F: Jacobs. pastor. Miss Myrtle Stouteagle return ed to Altoona last Wednesday after having spent two or three weeks with her sisters Mrs. Con rad Glazier and Mrs. Sloan War- bin. G. I. Reisner & Co, We have a large and beautiful Assortment of Spring and Sum mer Dress stUffs just in. New Ginghams, Seersuckers, Poplips, Lawns, Voiles,' Ga- bardines, &c. all at prices that do not suggest High Cost of ' Living. See them soon. Respectfully, G. W. Reisner & Co. 5 New Real Estate Agency. Having retired from the Mercantile business with a view to giving his entire attention to Real Estate, the undersigned offers his service to any one having real estate for sale, or wanting to buy. His thorough acquaintance with values and conditions in Fulton Countv. counted with inner and successful exnerience in hanriltncf Ronl Pa. iV ii " ft m tate, makes it possible for him to bring about W I a. a. a a ... results in tne shortest possible time.; Write, or call on, D. H. PATTERSON, WEBSTER MILLS, PA. i S. RAYMOND SNYDER, Jeweler.j ) Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry Repairing We Aim To Please -:- North Main Streeet.J Opposite Post Office, Chambersburg, Pa.1 HUSTONTOWN. Mr. William Vallance does not seem to improve in health as much as hia maoy friends would wish. Mrs. Lydia Heefner is improv ing slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tenley and son Clifford, of Sixmlle Ran, visited Mrs. Tenley'g daughter, Mrs. Frank Chilcote from Satur day unti Monday of last week. Mrs. Mary Sipes spent last Thursday with Mrs. Celia An derson. Huckster George Sipes started to make his regular trip to McConnellsburg, Tuesday of last week, but had to give up the trip on account of the deep snow. Mr. Elmer Summers, of Mar cus Hook, visited friends about Ilustontown a few days last week. A son was born ' to Mr. and 'Mrs. Eugene Chesnut, Thursday oflastweek. Rev. Eaiezer, who had spent two weeks visiting hia home, has returned to hi charge here and will preach at Bustontown next Sunday morning at 10:80 o'clock. It is reported that John Sum mers has rented bis father-in-law's farm and will operate it this coming year.
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